Clothes wringer



Sept. 16 1924. 1,508,602

' A. R. JONES CLOTHES WRINGER Filed July 13 1925 Patented Sept. 16, 11924.

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Application filed July 13,

T 0 all whom it-may concern.

Be it known that I, ALMA R. JoNns, a citizen of the United States, residingat Cincinnati, in. the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothes \Vringers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to. c'lothes wringers and has for its primary object the provision of a novel and improved crank construction and attaching means therefor, which renders unnecessary a backward turning of a crank in running the clothes from one tub to another and back again.

A further object of the invention resides in a novel and improved construction whereby the crank may be readily removed and applied to either end of a roll shaft.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an improved crank con struction of the character set forth which may be applied to all wringers of standard construction with thereof.

The invention also has for an objectto provide a novel and improved means whereby the two rolls of a wringer may be dis posed in spaced relation to each other.

The above and other objects are attained by means of a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood reference is had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is an elevation of a wringer constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of a wringer roll removed, the end of the roll bearing shaft being shown in section to illustrate the application of my crank thereto, and

Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating a dif ferent means for holding the crank in place.

Referring specifically to the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration the preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed, and wherein like reference chara slight modification acters have been used throughout to designate like parts, numeral 5 denotes a base from which rises a. U-shaped frame 6, the opposed arms 6 of which are apertured to form bearings for the extensions of the lower wringer roll bearings 7 as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The lower wringer roll is denoted at 8 923. seriaiiro. 651,325.

and the crank 9 having an angular opening in its end. to be applied ,towthe similarly formed end/7. of the roller bearing shaft 7 as shown in the drawing.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have illustrated improved latch. for holding thecrank 9 upon tion .of which is nearest thejouter end of thepin ll. This pirrll is extended through a slot. l2 in a sliding latch 13 which is insertible transversely of the end 7* of the bearing shaft in a suitable slot as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The lower edge wall of the slot l2 is formed with a bias 13 to conform to the angle of the notch. A spring 1 1 in the inner end of the recess 10 and abutting against the rear end of the pin 11 serves to urge the same outwardly sothat the notch 12 rides against thebias edge of the slot 12 to urge the latch outwardly in its slot to engage the side of the crank handle to prevent withdrawal thereof. When it is desired to remove the crank handle, this may be'accomplished by merely pressing the pin .llinwardly against the tension of the spring 14 and pushing the end of the latch 13 inwardly to free the same fromthe side wall of the crank 9.

In Fig. 3 a slightly different form of construction is illustrated, in that the angular end 1 a of the roll bearing shaftis provided with a threaded extension"? for the reception of a wing nut 7 whereby the crank is securely held in place but readily removable for attachment to the other end '7' of the wringer roll shaft. I

In Fig. 1 the upper wringer roll 15 is shown as being journaledin the ends of a yoke 16 which is slidable against the inner faces of the arms 6 of the U-shaped member 6. This construction permits the adjustment of the upper wringer roll in ac cordance with the thickness of. the material to be passed between the rolls. The yoke 16 is carried by a bearing on the end of a screw 17 which is threaded through a collar or bearing 18 in the upper horizontal portion of the U-shaped member 6. Turningof this screw 17 by means of the finger piece v19 serves to space the upper roll from the lower roll.

From the foregoing description read in connection with the accompanyingdraw-' ing, the novel features of construction of the usual type of wringer in order to obviate running the crank backwards it is necessary to change the places of the tubs. However, with my construction, it is possible to merely remove the crank from one end of the wringer roll and place it on the other end after which the operator may just change to the opposite tub and using the same turning and feeding hand run the clothes through to the first tub.

While I have described and illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention,

it will, however, be understood that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is defined by the following claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A clothes wringer having a frame, a-

rotatable wringer roll journaled in the frame, a spring-pressed wringe-r roll 1n the frame cooperating with said first-named roll, one of said rolls having a shaft extending beyond the frame on both sides thereof, detachable coupling means on said 'detachably connected to one of the extended shaft portions. I

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

'ALMA- R. JONES. 

